Easy moose! This here's Ramblin Rudy
This book was a good read, but it's meant for an older audience of children. This book teaches about history and what people had to do to make money for their families.
Rudy Rides the Rails: A Depression Era Story | 
This book was a good read, but it's meant for an older audience of children. This book teaches about history and what people had to do to make money for their families.
pickHistorical fiction and was written in 2007. This book is about a young boy looking and working all over the place during the great depression. The book begins with Rudy's family not having any money or any food because his father lost his job. After that Rudy decided he would go and work out west and send money for the family. He worked a lot of jobs and spent time with a few friends on the way.
“For a minute, he was back home on his own front porch, with Pa strumming and Ma singing, the smell of honeysuckle mixing with the promise of apple pie from the oven.”
This is an important book to have in a classroom because it tells about the Great Depression, which was a very devastating and difficult time for our country. Children need to be aware of this era and how it unfolded.
pickGenre: Historical Fiction
This is a story about the Great Depression. This is a cool story because although it is based on a very real a true time period of the U.S., the author is able to put a fictional twist on it.
